Description
Pavilion Gardens | Buxton, Derbyshire
Viewing: Tues 29th July from 12pm
Auction: Wed 30st July from 9am
Location: St John's Rd, Buxton SK17 6BE
1996 Rover Mini Sprite 1275
Just 1 previous owner from new
Estimate
£7, 000 - £9, 000
Registration No: FNX 181T
Chassis No: SAXXNYAXBBD122150
MOT: October 2025
Warranted 66, 109 miles from new
Just 1 previous owner
Finished in Henley Blue on top of rare Grapihte "Smarties" interior
Fitted with the desirable 4-speed maual gearbox
Comes with a large history file
With just 1 previous registered keeper from new and a warranted 66, 000 miles on its odometer, FNX 181T is offered with a significant amount of history and displays no visible signs of corrosion. It also benefits from an upgraded audio system, copper grille with spotlights and black Minilite wheels. The smart bodywork is finished in Henley Blue and the car features a rare and well-preserved Granite ‘Smarties’ interior. Fitted with the desirable 4-speed manual gearbox, it has completed a number of Continental journeys and is accompanied by a Swansea V5C and current MoT to October 2025.
As owners of the ‘Sprite' name, the Rover Group had two goes at badging Minis with it - the first was in 1983 when Austin-Rover (as-was) built 2500 examples of a ‘youth appeal’ 998cc model fitted with special 10-inch alloy wheels, drum brakes and bold side striping. Available in only red or yellow, this first Sprite also had black bumpers, fixed rear windows and the full instrumentation from the 1275 GT on its side. The 1990s Rover Mini Sprite revived the name and usurped the old ‘City' designation. From its spring 1992 introduction, each Sprite was fitted with a carburettor-fed 50bhp version of the 1275cc motor and had an open-loop catalytic converter. Black wheel arches and grille frontage were teamed with chrome bumpers and standard-fit 12-inch steel wheels on the front disc-braked car. A Sprite script decal was applied to each rear three-quarter panel below the side windows. The model was deleted late in 1996 at the introduction of the `front radiator series of Minis.
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